This chapter delves into the misconception of globalization as decentralized and reveals how a small group of powerful companies control critical sectors, forming choke points in the global economy. It also explores how governments such as the U.S. have strategically used this knowledge to counter adversaries post-9/11 by leveraging global structures like SWIFT to detect and isolate enemy actions.
Today, Georgetown's Abraham Newman shares a few key insights from his recent book "Underground Empire."